Docket No. 532 - LSE Serpens LLC (Lodestar Energy), Torrington, CT
DOCKET NO. 532 – LSE Serpens LLC (Lodestar Energy) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 3.0-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment on 13 parcels located south of West Hill Road (Parcel Nos. 253/003/018; 253/003/033 through 043 and 053-003-045), Torrington, Connecticut and associated electrical interconnection.
APPLICATION (recd. 03/13/25)
- Cover Letter, 03/13/25
- Narrative, 03/13/25
- Exhibit 1 - Site Plans
- Exhibit 2 - Equipment Specifications
- Exhibit 3 - Operations and Maintenance Plan
- Exhibit 4 - Decommissioning Plan
- Exhibit 5 - Service List - Abutters Notification
- Exhibit 6 - Agencies and Officials
- Exhibit 7 - Environmental Assessment
- Exhibit 8 - Noise Analysis
- Exhibit 9 - Carbon Debt Analysis
Bulk Filings:
- City of Torrington Zoning Regulations
- City of Torrington Inland Wetland and Watercourses
- City of Torrington Plan of Conservation and Development
- Town of New Hartford Zoning Regulations
- Town of New Hartford Inland Wetland and Watercourses Regulations
- Town of New Hartford Adopted Plan of Conservation and Development
- Town of New Hartford Approved Conservation and Development Implementation Plan
PROCEDURAL CORRESPONDENCE
- Council's Municipal Participation Fund Letter, 03/14/25
- Council's Notice of Incomplete Application, 03/17/25
- Council's Second Notice of Incomplete Application, 03/31/25
- Council's Acknowledgement of Complete Application, 04/07/25
- Council Completeness Review and Schedule, 04/17/25
- Council Interrogatories to Applicant, Set One, 05/08/25
- Council Acknowledgement of City of Torrington's Request for Party Status, 05/15/25
- Council Decision on City of Torrington's Request for Party Status, 05/29/25
- Council Decision on Applicant's Motion for Protective Order - Purchase and Sale Agreement Financial Terms, 06/09/25
- Council Decision on Applicant's Motion to Amend June 5, 2025 Protective Order issued by the Council to include Late-Filed Exhibit 5 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 07/23/25
- Council Motion/Objection Decisions and Evidentiary Record Memorandum, 07/23/25
- Council Close of Record Memorandum, 10/31/25
- Council Acknowledgement of Payment, 01/06/26
STATE AGENCY COMMENTS
- Council on Environmental Quality Comments, 03/26/25
- Department of Public Health, 04/23/25
- Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 05/09/25
MUNICIPAL COMMENTS
PUBLIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS
HEARING INFORMATION
- June 5, 2025 Hearing Documents, 04/17/25
- Hearing Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Memorandum, 05/07/25
- Council July 22, 2025 Continuation of the Evidentiary Hearing Memorandum, 06/09/25
- Zoom Remote Continued Evidentiary Hearing Recording, 7/22/25 (Passcode: N=M%3+QS )
Schedule
- Schedule, 03/14/25
- Schedule, 03/17/25
- Schedule, 03/31/25
- Schedule, 04/07/25
- Schedule, 04/17/25
- Schedule, 05/08/25
- Schedule, 06/06/25
- Schedule, 07/22/25
- Schedule, 07/31/25
- Schedule, 10/15/25
- Schedule, 10/30/25
- Schedule, 01/20/26
Service List
Hearing Program
Transcripts
- Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 06/05/25
- Public Session Transcript 6:30 p.m., 06/05/25
- Council Transcript Memorandum, 06/18/25
- Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript 2 p.m., 07/22/25
- Council Continued Evidentiary Hearing Transcript Memorandum, 07/24/25
PARTIES AND INTERVENORS
Applicant - LSE Serpens LLC
Exhibits
- Response to Council's Notice of Incomplete Proof of Service to Office of Consumer Counsel, 03/19/25
- Response to Council's Notice of Incomplete - Information Provided to the City of Torrington and the Town of New Hartford During the Municipal Consultation, 03/28/25
- Response to Council's Second Notice of Incomplete - Affidavit of Publication in the Waterbury Republican-American, 04/7/25
- Sign Posting Affidavit, 05/29/25
- Response to Council Interrogatories, Set One, 05/29/25
- Exhibit 1 - Subdivision Map
- Exhibit 2 - Redacted Purchase and Sale Agreement and Amendments
- Exhibit 3 - West Hill Road Revised Noise Analysis
- Exhibit 4 - Revised Site Plans
- Exhibit 5 - Revised Abutter Notification
- Exhibit 6 - TCLP Testing
- Exhibit 7 - 2005 Greystone Subdivision Site Plans
- Exhibit 8 - Photolog
- Signed Protective Order – Response to Council Interrogatory No. 17 – Purchase and Sale Agreement Financial Terms,06/05/25
- Late-Filed Exhibits 1-11, 07/15/25
- Signed Amended June 5, 2025 Protective Order - Late-Filed Exhibit 5 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 07/22/25
- Supplemental Municipal Consultation, 10/10/25
Procedural Correspondence
- Service List Request Change, 04/24/25
- Service List Request Change, 05/22/25
- Response to Council's Request for an Extension of Time to Render Final Decision, 07/30/25
- Procedural Correspondence, 07/31/25
Motions, Briefs and Objections
- Motion for Protective Order - Response to Council Interrogatory No. 17 - Purchase and Sale Agreement Financial Information, 05/29/25
- Motion to Amend June 5, 2025 Protective Order Issued by the Council to Include Late-Filed Exhibit 5 - Lease Agreement Financial Terms, 07/15/25
- Brief Regarding City of Torrington's Objection to the Application as Defective for Lack of Notice, 07/15/25
- Motion for Close of Evidentiary Record and Request for Opportunity to Provide Post-Hearing Briefs, 10/10/25
- Post-Hearing Brief, 12/01/25
PARTY - City of Torrington
Exhibits
- Request for Party Status, 05/14/25
- Pre-filed Testimony of Mayor Elinor Carbone, 09/30/25
- Pre-filed Testimony of City Councilwoman Molly Spino, 09/30/25
Procedural Correspondence
Motions, Briefs and Objections
- City of Torrington Brief in Opposition of Lodestar Application, 07/15/25
- City of Torrington Post-Hearing Brief, 12/01/25
COUNCIL'S DRAFT FINDINGS OF FACT
FINAL DECISION